Double Launch - King Alfred the Great and Street Pastors

Last night I went along to two important events in Wantage which proved to be thoroughly enjoyable occasions. First up was the Vale and Downland Museum, our jewel in the crown of Wantage, where the new exhibition 'Alfred the Great: Warrior and Visionary King' was opened by TV Presenter Phil Harding of Channel 4's Time Team. This is all very timely considering the recent Saxon finds in a local field near Grove - see my previous blogpost. This exhibition will be worth a visit and highly recommended, so try to go along if you can - details here.

Next stop was to Wantage church where we had a commissioning service for the first night of our Wantage and Grove Street Pastors hitting the streets of Wantage. This will soon be extended into Grove. Again, you can visit my previous post telling you all about it. It is always a pleasure to support such excellent initiatives in our community where dedicated volunteers play such an important role. This is an example of where the police and the church can work so well together to achieve a common goal - to make our streets safer places at night. Anyone interested in taking up the challenge can still get involved (details on the link above).